I'm so glad you mentioned this, Adam:
> I've been redecorating things recently after it turned out people do not > want to face walls nor have others peeking from behind their backs. I wanted to call this out because it's one of the most common mistakes I see in new coworking spaces. It's not always the most efficient layout, but it's without a doubt the most effective for coworkers. People being face-to-face is far more conducive to serendipitous meeting than facing a wall, in addition to the generally improved "feeling" of being a part of the room. I always found it funny (in the disappointing way, not the ha ha laughing way) that people lay out their workspaces with people facing the walls. Maybe it's not the case outside of the United States, but here it's a common punishment to "face the wall", either at home in a chair after you've been scolded or in school during detention. Just something to think about. The caveat to this is if you have windows or other openings to other spaces. We have a number of high-top tables along our many windows that people love sitting at to be closer to the sunlight. See: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hnm8xwdtl2d9041/_CJD7779.jpg Through experimentation, you'll be surprised how much you can adjust and improve your layouts to find a better balance of efficiency and effectiveness. I recommend optimizing for effectiveness first and efficiency second, since unhappy coworker tends to lead to less coworkers, and efficiency isn't as much of a concern when you don't even have enough people to fill the room. Not having enough places for people to work is a far better problem than having a perfectly efficient workspace that nobody wants to use. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 10:22 AM, vienitchka <olszewski.a...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello Harman, > I've been redecorating things recently after it turned out people do not > want to face walls nor have others peeking from behind their backs. > Therefore I moved all desks from the walls to the middle of rooms and > created sth like isles. It looks like the ROOM/SALA 26 here: > http://www.coworkingzoo.pl/galeria/ > Now we face each other instead of walls and nobody is watching your > screen. I lost one desk-space by the redesign, but gained more happy users. > Kind regards > Adam Olszewski > coworkingzoo.pl > > > > W dniu czwartek, 4 lipca 2013 19:14:15 UTC+2 użytkownik > har...@lab-b.canapisał: > >> Hi Ashish, >> >> It's so great to hear from you! We're so excited that your interested in >> coworking. We are still in the development phase and we are hosting our >> first Jelly (Coworking Session) next Wednesday. It would be great to see >> you there. Please give me a call and I can update you on the details :) >> >> >> On Monday, July 1, 2013 3:25:59 PM UTC-4, Ashish Menon wrote: >>> >>> Hi Harman, >>> >>> Let me know when you have the space set up - I will be your first member >>> ! I've been looking for a space like this in Brampton, but no one's done it >>> yet. When I go to Dubai, I use this place called Make Business Hub - >>> http://makebusinesshub.com/**we-are/<http://makebusinesshub.com/we-are/>- a >>> very cool space ! I have a Regus membership, but its not a very >>> motivating space. >>> >>> On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 5:49:33 PM UTC-4, Harman Grewal wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> First I would like to express how happy and amazed I am at finding this >>>> community online. Me and my colleagues stumbled upon the concept of >>>> coworking spaces about a month ago and we have formed our own initiative to >>>> opening one in Ontario. From what I've seen, this Coworking group is full >>>> of helpful individuals who have answered questions on a lot of topics and I >>>> am also inclined to ask my own throughout our company's development. >>>> >>>> So here goes my first question :) >>>> >>>> We have found a location that is 2664 sqft (Rent= 4262) and after >>>> taking out the board room, private office and kitchen we have 1210 sqft to >>>> use for desks. What I wanted to know was how much space should we allocate >>>> for each desk? I know many of you have said 100sqft but If thats the case >>>> we would only be able to offer 12 desks at $455 (Rent + Other fixed and >>>> variable costs). However, if we offer 50sqft per desk we would be able to >>>> accommodate 24 desks and offer a monthly price of $230. This includes the >>>> use of everything and it generates break even for us. >>>> >>> -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
